
Jillian Smith
Digital Content Producer at Sinclair Broadcast Group
Digital Content Creator at WTTG-TV (Washington, DC)
Articles
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5 days ago |
fox5dc.com | Jillian Smith
Lawsuit filed in Sterling home explosion that killed firefighter A lawsuit has been filed against Southern States, the propane company involved in a deadly home explosion in Sterling in 2024. The suit alleges negligence and gross negligence on the part of the company. STERLING, Va. - A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed following the devastating propane explosion that killed a firefighter and injured a dozen others when a home was blasted apart in Sterling last February.
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5 days ago |
yahoo.com | Jillian Smith
The BriefA lawsuit has been filed against Southern States, the propane company involved in a deadly 2024 home explosion in Sterling, Va.The suit alleges negligence and gross negligence, arguing that the company knew about the dangerous condition of the propane tank that caused the explosion. The home explosion killed firefighter Trevor Brown, injured 13 others and leveled the home.
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1 week ago |
fox5dc.com | Jillian Smith
By Jillian Smith and Homa Bash Published May 7, 2025 6:45pm EDT ICE says 'workplace inspections' conducted at 100 DC restaurants ICE has been conducting what they call "workplace inspections" at dozens of D.C. restaurants. They told FOX 5 their agents went to 100 restaurants on Wednesday, asking for employee verification forms.
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1 week ago |
fox5dc.com | Jillian Smith
WASHINGTON - Kilmar Abrego Garcia's legal team has doubled down on requests for more information about his detention and efforts to get him back and court-ordered deadlines are back on track after a week-long pause. Abrego Garcia's team will tell the court the final list of questions they want to ask and documents they are seeking from Trump officials regarding his detention, deportation and potential release.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Jillian Smith
The BriefA 2020 court recording and 2022 body cam video of incidents involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia were released Friday. Abrego Garcia is a 29-year-old Maryland man unlawfully deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration in March due to an "administrative error."He remains in a Salvadoran prison and the Trump administration maintains that there is nothing they can do to bring him home.
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